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Protecting the Iron Snail, more then meets the eye, ROV-bot in disguise, saying farewell to a glacier, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: July 29, 2019.

Posted on July 29, 2019July 28, 2019 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

  • For US Citizens: Call your representatives and demand Impeachment Hearings. Now. It is, in point of fact, the absolute least you can do.

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • I can’t speak to the practicality of this beyond a few very niche applications, but it is still awesome. Aquanaut, an autonomous submarine that transforms into a humanoid robot.
  • Scientists Just Discovered a 310-Mile Coral Reef Corridor in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • The Trek to Bid Farewell to an Icelandic Glacier: A plaque will soon mark the site of Okjökull, one of Iceland’s dearly departed.
The copper plaque will be installed on Ok in August 2019. COURTESY RICE UNIVERSITY.

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